Planting Green, an Option for Managing Weeds, Organic Matter, Soil Moisture and Nutrition
Source: GROW
On the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Trey Hill, farmer and owner of Harborview Farms, is using planting green (i.e. planting cash crops into green, living cover crops) as a way of enhancing the services provided by cover crops. Planting green allows the cover crops to grow for an additional few weeks and allows them to produce more biomass. In this video, Trey explains how he manages 8000 acres with no till and planting green and how he configures his planter to do so.
Length: 05:35
Year Produced: 2019
State: Maryland
Cropping Systems: Corn
Tags: Cereal Rye, crimper, Nitrogen, planting equipment, planting green, weed suppression